Explore topic-wise MCQs in Surveying.

This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Surveying knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Find the value of the surface temperature, if the velocity of the sound in sea water can be given as 2000 m/s and the salinity as 5.32.

A. 57˚C
B. 75˚C
C. 52˚C
D. 72˚C
Answer» B. 75˚C
2.

Determine the velocity of the sound in sea water if the surface temperature can be given as 32˚C and the salinity is given as 2.43.

A. 1590.6 m/s
B. 1509.6 m/s
C. 5109.6 m/s
D. 1590.9 m/s
Answer» C. 5109.6 m/s
3.

The velocity of sound in sea can be determined by ____________

A. Refraction
B. Reflection
C. Polarization
D. Sounding machine
Answer» E.
4.

What is length of the sounding rod or pole?

A. 7-8 m
B. 5-8 m
C. 10-18 m
D. 15-18 m
Answer» C. 10-18 m
5.

Among the following, which is having more prominence while conducting sounding?

A. Labor
B. Signal
C. Sounding pole
D. Suitable climatic conditions
Answer» D. Suitable climatic conditions
6.

What will be the salinity of the sea water if the temperature of the sea water is about 45˚C and the velocity of sound is given as 1678 m/s?

A. 314.62
B. 214.62
C. 134.62
D. 143.62
Answer» D. 143.62
7.

Which among the following doesn’t indicate the purpose of sounding?

A. Volume measurements
B. Nautical charts for navigation
C. Making sub-aqueous investigations
D. Measurement of area
Answer» B. Nautical charts for navigation
8.

Which of the following doesn’t come under the category of shore line survey?

A. Delineation of shore line
B. Location of shore details
C. Determination of the low and high water lines
D. Sounding
Answer» E.
9.

Gauge readings are obtained after_______________

A. Compass survey
B. Chaining
C. Sounding
D. Traversing
Answer» D. Traversing
10.

Transit tape is used in case of small survey.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
11.

Which among the following can be possessed by the horizontal control?

A. Chaining
B. Triangulation
C. Theodolite
D. Compass
Answer» C. Theodolite
12.

The process of measuring depth below the water surface is called _______

A. Sounding
B. Chaining
C. Traversing
D. Compass traversing
Answer» B. Chaining
13.

Which of the following doesn’t describe the use of hydrographic surveying?

A. Laying an Alignment
B. Making underground investigations
C. Nautical charts for navigation
D. Establishing mean sea level
Answer» E.